On Friday, 31 January 2025 14:23:58 GMT John Hearns via GLLUG wrote: > Chris, you are not going to like my reply. I would use MobaXterm on a > Windows laptop. > Plus as John says a USB to serial dongle. Dont get all hung up on null > modem cables - just use a USB dongle and any serial cable. Give it a try. > > As an aside if your switch has an RJ45 style serial port the RJ45 to serial > cables on Amazon work great. > I used to carry one in my bag of cables and adapters in the days when I > visited sites. > > (Might not be RJ45 - but you know the standard port, looks like > ethernet but it is not) > Hello John, Thanks for the reply. For a start I only use Linux now, so would have to borrow a Microsoft laptop. No worry, I am happy to try Minicom. I have two secondhand HP switches, and the other one (not looked at yet) does have the RJ45 console connector, although the configuration instructions appear similar. I had assumed that something like XTerm or Konsole would be simple to use with the DB9 serial port, but every time I try somthing I find something like the baud rate has reset high again, so I am not sure which parts of the link have a problem.
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